Police investigate taxi hit-run

A New South Wales man remains in a serious condition in hospital after yesterday's hit and run accident in Melbourne's west.

Shortly after 5am AEST on Saturday, two men were dropped off by a taxi at Meadow Heights.

It is alleged one of the men, a 27-year-old, had his foot run over by the taxi, which failed to stop.

Police believe the other man, a 38-year-old from Banora Point on the north coast of NSW, then tried to stop the taxi leaving but was hit, leaving him with serious injuries.

The 29-year-old cab driver is still assisting police with their inquiries.

Meanwhile, two men have died in separate crashes on the state's roads overnight.

A 37-year-old man died when his car left the Calder Highway and hit a tree at Ravenswood near Bendigo in central Victoria and a 71-year-old man was killed after his car ran off the Burwood Highway at Ferntree Gully in Melbourne's outer east.

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